roll around

verb

rolled around; rolling around; rolls around

intransitive verb

: to arrive or happen again
This time we'll be ready when our turn rolls around.

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But when midday rolls around, Ancestry employees find their CEO Howard Hochhauser taking his meal in the office’s eating area. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Whisper, another rescue dog with Rogue Detection Teams, rolled around enthusiastically with her rope toy in the courtyard after successfully identifying some scat. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 When the holidays roll around, some seasonal finds can feel worth the membership fee alone. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026 In another shrewd move from Neon, the studio announced that when Oscar season rolls around, Borisov will be running in the lead-actor category and Garfield in supporting alongside Rylance and Barbaro. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll around

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“Roll around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20around. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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